Detectives Brett Stiles and Ed Smith stopped the man, whose name has not yet been released, at Elm Street and I-94, said Deputy Chief John Holda.

“Within 10 minutes of when the call (of the robbery) came out ... the suspect was taken into custody,” Holda said.

According to witnesses, the man walked into Citizens Bank, 1712 E. Michigan Ave., around 3:30 p.m., displayed a handgun and demanded money from one of the bank’s employees, according to a statement from the Jackson Police Department. The man then got into a dark-colored Oldsmobile Alero and left the scene.

Several witnesses — employees, customers and neighbors — gave police and 911 dispatchers detailed suspect and vehicle description that helped the detectives identify the car.

By 3:40 p.m., Stiles and Smith, with the help of the Michigan State Police, stopped the car and arrested the suspect, Holda said. Evidence from the robbery was found inside the car, Holda said.

At the scene, Sgt. David Stadelman said the man went into the bank with his own bag. Stadelman said police found the bag inside the car. Minutes after the robbery, Stadelman was confident the detectives had stopped the robber.

“It appears he is our suspect though we haven't made a positive ID,” Stadelman said at the scene.

Holda said money was taken from the bank and recovered, though he did not say how much. No one inside the bank was injured.

The man, of Eastpointe, northwest of Detroit, is lodged on the Jackson County Jail.